Flight attendant of 10 years reveals whether it's okay to cut the boarding line and the correct way to ask for an upgrade

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Bribing flight attendants with candy or gift cards won't get you upgraded to first class, flight attendant Rich Henderson told Insider.

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Air Tahiti Nui will connect French Polynesia to Paris via Seattle all year long

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Papeete airport with plane take off, Society Archipelago, French Polynesia.
A plane takes off from the airport in Papeete, French Polynesia.

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Fly less, sit in coach, and avoid gimmicky offsets. Here's how to make your next trip more sustainable, according to experts.

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25% of a flight's total emissions happen during takeoff and landing, which is a reason why layovers are discouraged and some airports are adopting optimized profile descents with idle engines.

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Singapore Airlines flies the world's longest flight at over 18 hours. Here are the 5 things that impressed me most in business class.

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A selfie of the author in the business class seat wearing a pink shirt.

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I flew on the world's only business class-only airline and it felt more like flying on a private jet across the Atlantic

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Flying on La Compagnie all-business class airline from Paris to New York — the loungers.
La Compagnie's small fleet of Airbus A321neo is fitted with only business class lounger seats — no economy here.

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See Qantas' new cabin suites on what will be the world's longest nonstop flights journeying up to 21 hours

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Qantas A350-1000 first class.

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Florida's climate exodus

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Insider Today Sunday

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Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today's Sunday edition, a roundup of our top reads of the week. 

How a grand attempt to improve airline travel backfired — and ended up turning flying into a total nightmare

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Travel
aerial view of a plane with the top rolled open like a sardine tin to reveal a crowd of people inside
Shortsighted decisions that prioritized efficiency and price cuts over quality and comfort have made air travel and airline customer service a total mess.

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It all started with one dumb law

Take a closer look at the new helicopter-like electric aircraft that can transport 4 people across hundreds of miles

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Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal with ALIA-250.
Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal with ALIA-250, which just flew the first piloted demo flight in the New York City area.

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We're married Delta pilots with two young kids. Here's how we've navigated our careers together and our top 10 travel tips for couples.

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Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch.
Delta pilots Brent and Kelly Knoblauch piloted their first flight together in January through a winter storm.

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